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ModNation Racers (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
ModNation Racers is a next generation kart racer that empowers you to personalize your entire game. Shoot, boost & drift your way to the finish line both offline and online, then create your own racing experiences with the same tools used by the development team. Share or access unlimited amounts of player-created content on PSN. There is no end to the karting fun!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 9.62 GB

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Sonic the Hedgehog (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)

Spyro Year of the Dragon (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $5.99)

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ModNation Racers Full Game ($29.99)
ModNation Racers is a next generation kart racer that empowers you to personalize your entire game. Shoot, boost & drift your way to the finish line both offline and online, then create your own racing experiences with the same tools used by the development team. Share or access unlimited amounts of player-created content on PSN. There is no end to the karting fun!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 9.62 GB

Game Demos (free)

Major League Baseball 2K11 Demo
Begin your quest for perfection on the baseball diamond with the Major League Baseball 2K11 demo, available now for download. Play a three inning game with the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers at AT&T Park and get an early taste of 2K11’s Revamped Fielding System and improved Total Control Pitching & Hitting. Perfect YOUR game with Major League Baseball 2K11, in stores March 8!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 886 MB

Top Spin 4 Demo
Feel the excitement and energy of the US Open as you play in a tie break match to 7 points using some of the world’s top pros complete with 2K’s Signature Style. Featuring new TV broadcast style presentation and innovative controls that allow gamers of any skill level to dominate the court, Top Spin 4 puts you front and center of the professional tennis experience.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 1.04 GB

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Single Player Demo
Call of Duty: Black Ops Single-Player Demo is an epic experience that takes place deep behind enemy lines as an elite Black Ops soldier engaging in covert warfare, classified operations, and explosive conflicts. Highlights of the mission include reconnaissance in a SR-71 Spy Plane, mountain top rappelling and base-jumping, and fighting enemies in stealth mode as well as full firefight mode.
ESRB Rated M
File size: 1.25 GB

Alien Breed 3: Descent Demo
A purpose-designed, action-packed free sample section of Alien Breed 3: Descent, called ’The Prologue’, which can be played in either single-player or two-player local co-operative mode. This free introduction to the game also features a time-limited Survivor mode map, which can again be played in either single-player or even two-player local co-operative mode.
ESRB Rated T
File size: 1.65 GB

Premier Manager Demo
The definitive pick up and play experience! Highlighting playability and ease of use, Premier Manager is the ideal game for both hardcore and casual game players who share a common interest or passion for the Beautiful Game. Can you handle the high pressure, high stakes world of top-flight scoccer management? Download the Premier Manager demo now.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 152 MB

PSone Classics

VAGRANT STORY ($5.99)
Ashley Riot is accused of murdering a Duke, but did he really do it? Find out as you play as Ashley and live out his life the week leading to the murder. Download this PS one Classic today!
ESRB Rated T
File size: 97 MB

MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3: Fate Of Two Worlds – Shadow Battle 01(Free)
The 1st installment of Shadow Battle allows you to fight special and unique AI opponents, and win new titles to boot! Do you have what it takes to take on these one-of-a-kind fighters in a match of MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3!?
File size: 248 KB

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit – Lamborghini Untamed Pack ($6.99)
The Lamborghini Untamed Pack includes three of the most recognisable cars that Lamborghini have ever built – the Countach LP5000QV, Diablo SV and Sesto Elemento. It also includes ten new events to drive them in that will test your Racer and Cop abilities to the limit.
File size: 103 KB

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit – Lamborghini Countach LP5000QV ($2.99)
This is your chance to drive the most iconic Supercar of the 80’s. This 5.2 litre V12 Countach has the power and the looks, do you have the skill? This is the car of choice to run rings around Cops or Racers.
File size: 103 KB

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit – Lamborghini Diablo SV ($2.99)
The Diablo SV offers you an aggressive 90’s driving experience to rival that of the modern Exotics. With all that power from the immense V12 driving the rear-wheels this Diablo SV is a beast waiting to be tamed.
File size: 103 KB

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit – Lamborghini Sesto Elemento ($2.99)
Drive the Sesto Elemento, revealed at the 2010 Paris motor show, and experience a defining moment in the future of super-light-weight Exotics. Weighing less than 1,000 kg this car can hit 100 kph in 2.5 seconds, leaving all other Exotics in the past.
File size: 103 KB

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit – Lamborghini Untamed Pack ($6.99)
The Lamborghini Untamed Pack includes three of the most recognisable cars that Lamborghini have ever built – the Countach LP5000QV, Diablo SV and Sesto Elemento. It also includes ten new events to drive them in that will test your Racer and Cop abilities to the limit.
File size: 103 KB

My Aquarium: Deep-Sea Fish Set ($0.99)
The Deep-sea Fish Set includes the Barreleye, the Latimeria, and the Tribute Spiderfish. Add these fish to your aquarium to create a mysterious and fantastic atmosphere.
File size: 4.52 MB

EyePet Medieval Pack ($2.99)
Have you or your EyePet ever dreamed of becoming a dashing knight in shining armor, a beautiful princess, or a scary dragon? With the Medieval Pack you can go back to medieval times! You’ve never seen a virtual pet quite like this – EyePet! Download the new pack today!
File size: 100 KB

Rock Band 3
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

“Head Like A Hole” – Nine Inch Nails ($1.99)

“Sanctified” – Nine Inch Nails ($1.99)

“Terrible Lie” – Nine Inch Nails ($1.99)

“The Only Time” – Nine Inch Nails ($1.99)

Nine Inch Nails ($6.99) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game album: Pretty Hate Pack 01. This pack includes “Head Like A Hole”, “Sanctified”, “Terrible Lie” and “The Only Time”. By Nince Inch Nails

PlayStation Store for PSP

Add-on Game Content (also available from PS3 Storefront)

Lord Of Arcana DLC Pack 2 (Free)
New quests come to LORD OF ARCANA! This pack contains the missions “Dark Labyrinth,” “Within the Fog…,” “Dream Shore,” and “Thunder’s Halo.” Help a mercenary complete his job, defeat a black knight standing in the way of a seed merchant, save a foolishly bold grandfather, and defeat a new ultimate monster in these all-new missions! More quests will be available soon—check back on the PlayStation Store!
File size: 0.99 MB

I had yellow light last weekend… and I figured ‘Hey no worries, I can just swap the hard drive across to the new system.’

Then I found out I’d have to reformat the hard drive. There were several game saves that I lost because the save files were copy protected, and I had to reformat the hard drive for the new system. One system’s hard drive should work just fine on another system.

I couldn’t use the ethernet transfer, because of the yellow light on the unit I was removing the hard drive from. Pretty annoying too lose everything on your hard drive, without there being a good reason against making ahard drive transferrable from a dead console to a living one.

I think it’s good that you’re offering more full games as downloads, but with fundamentally multi-player games like MAG and MNR it would be good to offer those who previously bought the disc version the option to install it to their HDD. Same goes for the online component for games like KZ3 (see MGS4 and MGO). If people could scroll through a list of MP games and jump on to any one it would be incredibly convenient and I’m pretty sure those games would then have bigger online communities.

AMAZON.COM REVEALED MOST OF NEXT WEEK’S PSN UPDATE, DISNEY GAMES THAT WERE REMOVED PLUS 4 MORE WHICH ARE TOY STORY 2, LILO AND STITCH, PETER PAN, MONSTER’S INC, AND ALSO RIDGE RACER TYPE 4, ALSO SOME PSN AVATARS, AND MLB 2011-RELATED STUFF

I was hoping “Back the the Future episode II” was gonna be released today too. Hopefully we’ll get in the next store update.

@Butters360

Today is also my birthday. It’s been awesome & the best birthday i’ve had in along time. Got to hang out with a couple of friends of mine who are DJ’s at a local Rock station(WKQQ)and was on the air. Recorded it on a cassette, So I can listen to it later.

AMAZON.COM REVEALED MOST OF NEXT WEEK’S PSN UPDATE, DISNEY GAMES THAT WERE REMOVED PLUS 4 MORE WHICH ARE TOY STORY 2, LILO AND STITCH, PETER PAN, MONSTER’S INC, AND ALSO RIDGE RACER TYPE 4, ALSO SOME PSN AVATARS, AND MLB 2011-RELATED STUFF

From 2 weeks ago:
“Toyota Highlander brings you a free movie to rent, starting this week with The Da Vinci Code and continuing the next three weeks with Big Daddy, Stranger than Fiction and Ghost Rider!”

@mcbuttz78
The facts speak for themselves. Hit up youtube and check out Sony Americas abysmally bad PSP ads from launch through today (I’d say check the Media section of the PS Store, but that only has PS3 TV Ads, surprise surprise). Head over to wikipedia and look up a list of PSP titles *made* by Sony America.

PSP has more Apps then the PS3… how? It doesn’t have Home, Filmy, hulu, netflix, mlb.tv, nhl gamecenter, play memories, vudu, life with playstation, video editor, qriocity, photo gallery… You say the PSP has twice as many games as PS3 and a ton of them are downloadable? PS3 has approximately 282 on the store while the PSP has 369. That doesn’t look like double to me. Especially considering how much younger PSN is (it really didn’t take off until 2008, three years after PSP launched).

As I said, the best things SCEA ever did for the PSP was localizing games created by other Sony branches and bothering to have a PSP store in the first place. And for the record I never once claimed to be a fan of Sony or any other faceless corporation. I am a fan of the games themselves. No more, no less.

This update was ridiculous..no Black ops First strike maps..horrible Marvel vs Capcom 3 DLC..if they keep making costumes they will NEVER SEE A DIME FROM ME! this week sucks..besides piklejunk shooter 2..which im going to get to support them..this update was HORRIBLE! SMH >:/

Yay for Vagrant Story! Painfully slow week for the PSP though. With all of the money they are pouring into the NGP (which will no doubt be overpriced considering the devs comments on the final cost) it’s funny that they treat the PSP like a red headed stepchild. I’d think most people that bought a PSP Go or see how it’s been handled will likely steer clear of the NGP. It’s saving grace will be the use of flash carts rather than download only or UMDs.

I’m sorry, but the PSP update for this week is just embarrassing, and that’s really saying something compared to some of the poor excuses for PSP updates we’ve had (ironically ever since the PSPgo was released).

Hello, I seem to be having trouble downloading items off the Store. I tried purchasing the new Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Costume Pack for my son, but it says an error has occurred. I do not know what is wrong but it has been happening since the end of 2010. Any things I can do?

@mcbuttz
Just because megamixer is critical doesn’t mean he isn’t a fan and you sound foolish calling him an “xbox troll” for doing so. A true fan will tell it how it is no matter how bad it hurts, but stay through such hard times.
As consumers, we should 1) vote with our wallets and 2) use tools provided to us like forums, blogs and other outlets to let service providers know what we think and what we want.
Sony didn’t set up a blog here simply so fanboys could stroke it’s ego. Tell Sony what your want and make your voice heard.
That being said: Legend of Dragoon please! And please include something that allows for calibrating the game with HD TVs. The slight lag ruins the battle system. I’ve tried, and it sucks. :(

Hooray, Vagrant Story’s here!! Though I’m not sure why it took so long for the U.S. PS Store to get this game (the European PS Store got it about 2 years ago), I’m definitely glad that it’s available in the U.S. Heck, I even downloaded it already. Anyhow, thanks.

Grace Chen or any one involved with the Playstation Store Updates or Blog:

Obviously every question can’t be answered, obviously every comment isn’t going to get a response but it seems rather disappointing and lacking that there has only been two official responses so far this year out of hundreds and hundreds of posts in the PS Store updates.

Obviously you’re going to get ridiculous and ignorant responses, comments, feedback and requests but that shouldn’t cause the legitimate and loyal fans and customers spending their money in your store to be ignore on a weekly basis.

I thought it would be difficult to find time to play all the new games this year. But with Vagrant Story, Sonic and game trials of older games, and all the games released so far in Jan/Feb I’m drowning in games! And its only March 1st!! Downloading PS Move Heroes, DS2/Severed, and more now! Love PS+!

I’d love to buy these PSone Classics, but I’m wondering if you guys have fixed the bug in the emulator for downloadable PSOne games?

If you download a PSOne Classic from the store and then used the classic “Texture Smoothing” feature on it, it makes the image skinnier and ruins the aspect ratio. This happens on HDTVs. Regular disc based PSOne games work fine with the option activated. Are you guys ever going to fix this? It’s been forever with no word on it.

I thought we were going to learn who won the votes in the best games? I want to get a discounted Costume Quest or Pac Man DX! Oh well, maybe next week! There’s plenty of good stuff this week, with PJ Shooter 2 being the one I want to get the most! I would get it now, but I have a research paper I need to be working on! My spring break is coming up in 2 weeks; maybe I’ll get it then!

@Dante989
I doubt they’re sweating bullets over a minor game like KZ3. CoD demos always get released well after the fact. If anything its out now to promote the first wave of map packs.

@Tidus755
Agreed but I wish they would get off of Square stuff and bring us other classics. Though it would be nice to wrangle Brave Fencer Mushashi out of Square. And Parasite Eve. And Tobal No.1 (or 2 via PS Imports). Or… well okay, keep up with the Square stuff but bring us other companies classics as well! The big name classics are great but we need some lesser knowns that deserve new found love :D

@PSWii2008
They’ll probably post the GCA winners tomorrow since up until roughly three hours ago people were still able to cast votes.